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Key words : request whole
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210714_18/
The Japanese government has scrapped a controversial request to liquor wholesalers. It had asked them to stop doing business with pubs that defy anti-coronavirus measures banning the serving of alcohol.
The plan sparked a fierce backlash. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has apologized.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday morning, Suga said, "The request has already been withdrawn. I would like to apologize for causing so much trouble to so many people."
Asked whether he was briefed in advance about the details of the plan, the prime minister said he had not discussed the matter.
Suga added that it's important to take steps such as making incentive payments to pubs and restaurants to encourage them to stop serving alcohol in the face of the pandemic.
The plan had sparked criticism not only from liquor dealers and opposition parties, but also from within the ruling coalition.
That comes as the minister in charge of the coronavirus response retracted another plan this week calling on financial institutions to ask businesses to comply with coronavirus restrictions.
Opposition parties say Cabinet members will face a grilling in the Diet on Wednesday. They say Suga's administration has been squeezing businesses already hit hard by the pandemic.
Key words : Japanese companies indonesia
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210714_04/
Japanese companies are bringing their employees back from Indonesia where coronavirus infections are putting medical services under strain.
Daily new cases in the country hit a record of almost 48,000 on Tuesday, with 864 deaths reported.
The outbreak is due mainly to the spread of the Delta variant that was first detected in India.
The Japanese Embassy in Jakarta says nine expatriates died between June 26 and July 12 after they contracted the virus. Some of them were in their 30s and 40s.
One company will fly a chartered plane on Wednesday to evacuate employees and their family members out of Indonesia.
Okutsu So works at the Jakarta office of a Japanese logistic company.
He says more people are going back to Japan this month in response to instructions from their head offices.
But he says he's staying, along with many workers who are the sole Japanese expats in their offices.
Okutsu's family was due to join him next month, but the plan was hastily canceled.
He says he misses his family, but bringing them to Indonesia carries a high risk as the country's medical services are collapsing.
Key words : lawyer
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210714_02/
Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi say prosecutors have filed four additional corruption charges against Myanmar's ousted de facto leader.
The lawyers said on Tuesday that court procedures for the new charges will start on July 22, but that they don't know the details because they have no access to related documents.
The country's state-run media reported last month that Aung San Suu Kyi illegally received 600,000 dollars in cash and about 11 kilograms of gold from a regional government official.
The media also reported that she misused her position to enable a foundation she runs to rent properties at lower-than-market prices. The new charges may be linked to these allegations.
The former state counsellor has already been indicted for six charges, including illegally importing walkie-talkies.
Trials have begun for five of the charges. But they are making slower progress than the lawyers expected as prosecutors are submitting additional evidence.
The military is apparently trying to prolong her detention by filing additional charges.
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